Hi guys.

Wow! First post of 2012. I am so thrilled!

A lot of you had asked for paperback copies when Crystal Shade: Angeni was launched in November. Thank you so much for waiting patiently.

Crystal Shade: Angeni is now out in paperback and available at both createspace and amazon.

Comments, likes and/or reviews here or at the two sites below would be great.

https://www.createspace.com/3753679

http://www.amazon.com/dp/9630826879

Tagged: Amazon, Createspace, Crystal Shade: Angeni, Fantasy literature, Orlanda Szabo, Paperback book ]]> http://orlandaszabo.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/crystal-shade-in-paperback/feed/ 0 Orlanda http://orlandaszabo.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/crystal-shade-on-amazon/ http://orlandaszabo.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/crystal-shade-on-amazon/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:40:37 +0000 Orlanda http://orlandaszabo.wordpress.com/?p=308 ]]> For our kindle lovers we have a treat this Friday only
November 25 
You won’t be disappointed.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00660MU8I
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00660MU8I
http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00660MU8I
http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B00660MU8I

Don’t forget there is still one more day of the Great Crystal Shade giveaway between Nov 15 – 17.

Coupon code: RB53X.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/104029

Reviews would be awesome. Enjoy the read!

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Created by Istvan Szabo, Ifj
Co-written by Istvan Szabo, Ifj & Orlanda Szabo
Edited by Orlanda Szabo

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Great Crystal Shade giveaway between Nov 15 – 17. Coupon code: RB53X.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/104029

We would love to hear your reviews.

11-11-11 :GMT 

and Crystal Shade has launched!

Smashwords and Lulu Editions of Crystal Shade: Angeni Volume 1 are now available.

Length: 148072 words, app. 592 pages.

Price: 8.88USD, 6.44EUR

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/104029

OR

http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/crystal-shade-angeni-volume-1/18651606

ADDITIONAL LINKS!

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Orlanda & Istvan would like to thank all out friends and fans for your continued support during and after the pre-launch fun. 

Be sure to check out the links below the blog  

THE CRYSTAL SHADE EVENT… 

…is not just a fading belief or ancient legend only she and a few others believe, but the name of the unavoidable end times.

~EXCERPT~ 

The shard’s polished surface mirrored the tired face of the old man who watched the device with endless respect. His eyes focused on the shadow of the sundial, which slowly crept around the crystal shard. The shadow didn’t come from the sun, which slept beyond the horizon as night stood silent sentry outside. It came from the shard itself. Even now, some of the orbs within the crystal’s untouchable dark shadow slowly changed color. 

As the Crystal Shade approaches, it will unleash demon hordes
on her peaceful world in a war to determine
which side will guide humans. 

The first volume of Crystal Shade, Angeni will be available
November 11, 2011
Volume 2 will be available in 2012. 

www.amazon.com
www.smashwords.com
www.barnsandnoble.com
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www.lulu.com 

Comments and suggestions are always welcome from our
friends, fans and those who are soon to be.
As well as all those curious souls who see life
just a little different from most. 

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Created by Istvan Szabo, Ifj
Co-written by Istvan Szabo, Ifj & Orlanda Szabo
Edited by Orlanda Szabo 

Orlanda Szabo
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… and a child’s mind shall lead. 

When faced with conflicting truths, Angeni’s dreams and premonitions attempt to sort things out, but are they only her dreams?
Are the premonitions true?
Is this a truth she can’t comprehend, or is she really a pawn. 

Her dreams would have her believe so. 

Darker than any childs mind should have to endure, Angeni finds herself more and more drawn into her dreams, whether she likes it or not. 

…and the fine line between reality and dream is fading. 

Is the truth somewhere in between? 

Will Angeni’s sanity remain intact long enough to find out, or will she become the instrument of destruction the enemy claims her to be? 

Does their belief in her make it so? 

The first volume of Crystal Shade, Angeni will be available on November 11, 2011 via Smashwords, Amazon Kindle and other electronic platforms.
Volume 2 and 3 will be available in 2012. 

Comments and suggestions are always welcome from our fans, those who are soon to be and all those curious souls
who see life just a little different from most. 

Follow Crystal Shade at:
www.crystalshadeangeni.com
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Created by Istvan Szabo, Ifj
Co-written by Istvan Szabo, Ifj & Orlanda Szabo
Edited by Orlanda Szabo

Orlanda Szabo
www.orlandaszabo.com
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Her dreams of the present’s past push Angeni to fight for the future truth that only she can see of who is to rule. There is more at risk than human souls.

Angeni has to go against all she has been taught. The beliefs passed down by the elders and the little changes to delve into the past.
By then it was too late, she had dared to allow humans to take up arms and enter into battle. 

A sacred trust broken that not even her mother,
High-Guardian Eve could condone. 

~EXCERPT~ 

Among the white dunes, brave winged warriors, evil demons, and humans in their shiny armor battled desperately with their crystal weapons to challenge death itself. The old man could still see the eyes of the fallen that knew they had no chance for survival, but were determined to die with courage for something in which they believed. Dignity filled their eyes, even in their last moments seeing the blade of death before it struck them down. But they never failed to bravely face their destiny.

Will Angeni’s path rip apart all that is dear to her?
Make her one against many?
Or allow her to put the pieces back together to usher in an era of clarity between human and Aserian? 

Even as her doubt builds, the Aserian Guardian Angel,
warrior and protector of Eecrys Aredia
 does not know. 

The first volume of Crystal Shade, Angeni will be available on November 11, 2011 via Smashwords, Amazon Kindle and other electronic platforms.
Volume 2 and 3 will be available in 2012. 

Comments and suggestions are always welcome from our fans,
those who are soon to be and all those curious souls
who see life just a little different from most. 

Follow Crystal Shade at:
www.crystalshadeangeni.com
www.facebook.com/crystalshadeangeni
www.twitter.com/csangeni 

Created by Istvan Szabo, Ifj
Co-written by Istvan Szabo, Ifj & Orlanda Szabo
Edited by Orlanda Szabo

Orlanda Szabo
www.orlandaszabo.com
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Today I would like to thank my good friend ML Gemmill for taking time from her amazingly busy life to read the first three chapters of Crystal Shade and for writing this wonderful review.

Thank you, ML!

Crystal Shade: Angeni review by ML Gemmill of Urban Fox Studios

A new trilogy by Istvan Szabo, Ifj & Orlanda Szabo

If you have ever read any of Ursula K. Le Guin‘s epic Sci-Fi masterpieces then you will love, Istvan Szabo and Orlanda Szabo (ProSeries Alumni),
Crystal Shade: Angeni.
A beautifully written saga of a young girl who learns she is in fact as ancient as time. After living seven years as a child she is transformed. Her rebirth foretold through legends, allows her to become a young Guardian;
protector of all. But she isn’t the only one spoken of in legends and all are not who they appear to be.
Will she able to protect and guide mankind against the coming of Crystal Shade, whose shadow is able to make all vanish?

 You’ll have to read it and find out. 

ML Gemmill is the creative genius at www.urbanfoxstudios.com
Stop in for a virtual tour.

The first volume of Crystal Shade, Angeni will be available on November 11, 2011 via Smashwords, Amazon Kindle and other electronic platforms.
Volume 2 and 3 will be available in 2012.

Follow Crystal Shade at:
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Created by Istvan Szabo, Ifj
Co-written by Istvan Szabo, Ifj & Orlanda Szabo
Edited by Orlanda Szabo

Orlanda Szabo
www.orlandaszabo.com
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…hereditary nemesis of Aserian and human alike.

He knows first blood will be on their hands,
and he thanks them for it. 

With or without cause, it doesn’t matter when one demon manipulates everyone to destroy the upper ranks so he moves to reach his goal. Not some random creature bent on destruction, but one who feels the breath of destiny upon his own future, he relishes and feeds indecision and doubt at every turn. 

“They never surrendered, forcing their demonic enemies to fight
for every inch of their land.” 

The first volume of Crystal Shade, Angeni will be available on November 11, 2011 via Smashwords, Amazon Kindle and other electronic platforms.
Volume 2 and 3 will be available in 2012. 

Comments and suggestions are always welcome from our fans,
those who are soon to be and all those curious souls
who see life just a little different from most. 

Follow Crystal Shade at:
www.crystalshadeangeni.com
www.facebook.com/crystalshadeangeni
www.twitter.com/csangeni 

Created by Istvan Szabo, Ifj
Co-written by Istvan Szabo, Ifj & Orlanda Szabo
Edited by Orlanda Szabo

Orlanda Szabo
www.orlandaszabo.com
www.twitter.com/OrlandaSzabo
www.facebook.com/orlanda.szabo
http://ca.linkedin.com/in/orlandaszabo

Be sure to stop in at Shana’s blog at:  http://bookvacations.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/sneak-peek-crystal-shade-angeni-by-istvan-szabo-volume-1/

Synopsis: Seven year old Grace always dreamt of becoming a guardian angel, like those who guarded and guided her people and prepared to bravely fight in the dreaded mythical event, the Crystal Shade – which never came. It’s not like Grace ever wanted to see Demons. Or wants to know what evil and darkness is – things that no one ever faced on her world and, as the legends say, the Crystal Shade carries within – nor does she want to die to be reborn as a guardian. But, she thinks the mysterious life of angels is so noble, a fable that it sounds exciting – until it actually happens.

Crystal Shade: Angeni, Volume 1, explores the early life of a young daydreaming soul who is destined to reveal the forgotten past of her home world and to seek the answer for the eternal question: what the legendary Crystal Shade really is.

Istvan Szabo was extremely gracious in allowing me a sneak peek of his upcoming novel, Crystal Shade, co-authored by Orlanda Szabo, and I must say, I’m very interested. 

The novel opens with an elderly man reminiscing about his past, thinking of the past wars and the crystals that have come to mean so much to him.  He seems to live very much in his past, speaking aloud to his memories, and one, about the a beautiful girl, especially haunts him.  He is interrupted in his musing by two young children, children that remind him of someone he knew long ago, and, after a little coaxing, he begins to tell them the story of Grace and the Crystal Shade.   

The story he begins to tell is extremely interesting, and I found myself captivated by the world Szabo creates in his novel.  It is a unique world complete with a sapphire sun, winged guardians, goddesses, and even mechanical birds as transportation.  Though I was only allowed to read the first 70 pages or so of the first volume, the novel really whet my appetite for more, and I am excitedly awaiting the release of the full novel on November 11, 2011.    

For more information, check out the websites below, and don’t forget to add Crystal Shade to your list of books to read!

http://www.crystalshadeangeni.com/
http://www.facebook.com/CrystalShadeAngeni
www.twitter.com/csangeni

The first volume of Crystal Shade, Angeni will be available on November 11, 2011 via Smashwords, Amazon Kindle and other electronic platforms.
Volume 2 and 3 will be available in 2012.

Created by Istvan Szabo, Ifj
Co-written by Istvan Szabo, Ifj & Orlanda Szabo
Edited by Orlanda Szabo

Comments and suggestions are always welcome from our fans, those who are soon to be and all those curious souls who see life just a little different from most.

Orlanda Szabo
www.orlandaszabo.com
www.twitter.com/OrlandaSzabo
www.facebook.com/orlanda.szabo
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